Chapter 699
The Hong Kong box office on the first day of "Police Academy" was fixed at 1.9 million Hong Kong dollars, second only to the 2.25 million opening score of "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
But at the same time, the box office in foreign markets was relatively high, with a box office of 2.9 million US dollars on the first day.
Considering that this is only Thursday, and Saturday and Sunday are the mainstream of the box office, the three major companies are still satisfied.
Whether it can really work depends on the results of the first week.
Basically, after the first four days of results, you can set a style.
Unlike Cheng Long's "Killer's Trenches", although the same box office hits the first day, "Police Academy" received almost 80% of the praise, while "Killer's Trenches" directly turned around, only 20%. % praise only.
That is to say, the current Rotten Tomatoes website has not come out, otherwise "Killer's Trenches" would be overwhelmed by Rotten Tomatoes.
Not only movie fans, first of all, Hong Kong's major media also gave high praise to this first global joint production.
"Although we can't see how touching it is, but with Jun Shao's script and Wang Jing's funny directing ability, "Police Academy" has successfully completed its mission." - "Film Biweekly" .
"Before the author entered the movie theater, I heard a burst of laughter. After asking, I realized that they were fans who watched the previous show. After they came out, they bought the tickets for the latest show that could be bought as soon as possible. Wen again. Obviously, there are not just one or two fans like this, so I am full of expectations for this movie. And the result is also very satisfactory. Jun Shao, you have lived up to your title of Asia's number one screenwriter!"— - "Sing Tao Daily".
"While full of jokes, there is no lack of warmth and enterprising spirit. What we see in it is not only funny, but also a group of useless people who make various efforts to achieve their own breakthroughs! It is very beautiful! Very inspirational !”——Nanyang Daily News.
"I gave Ah Jun 80 points, 10 points short because he can continue to work hard! Then there are 10 points because, the role of the principal, why not give it to me? I can play better than that Baodao person !” —— Huang Zhan’s column in Ming Pao.
"The editors of our film and television section admire Junshao not only for his screenwriting ability, but also his vision for finding actors. Whether it is Rowan Atkinson or Eddie Murphy, whether it is Seiko Matsuda or Li Xiuman, We were all very surprised. It is amazing that such a group of unknown actors can perform such a hilarious movie together! Believe us, we did not flatter him because he is our boss. "—"Kirin Daily".
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In an optimistic mood, the media has even begun to predict that this time, the combination of the two major film companies in Hong Kong and Yin Jun is completely at the right time, place and Eastern Europe. "Police Academy" can break through 20 million The ceiling may reach 30 million.
No matter at what time, local products are always more popular.
The box office trend in the next few days also did not disappoint everyone.
The box office fell to 1.5 million on Friday’s weekdays, but recovered to 1.9 million on Saturday, and went straight to 2.1 million on Sunday. Therefore, in the four days of the first weekend, Xiangjiang’s total box office was 7.4 million, second only to "Chasing Girls". 8.05 million, becoming Xiangjiang's second-highest opening film.
However, "Chasing Girls" has been released since Monday. Its box office in the first week was 7 days, but "Police Academy" was only 4 days. It should be said that the opening result of "Police Academy" is Xiangjiang No. 1.
But no one cares about this little dispute for a long time.
Everyone's eyes were attracted by overseas box office.
The opening score of "Police Academy" on the first day overseas was 2.9 million US dollars, which is close to 18 million Hong Kong dollars, which has already made Xiangjiang people quite satisfied.
But in the next few days, the box office of "Police Academy" went up all the way. "Enter the Dragon" became Xiangjiang's second film that broke through tens of millions of dollars at the single-day box office.
It's just that "Enter the Dragon" was co-produced by Golden Harvest and Warner, so it can't be regarded as a pure Xiangjiang film. The main creator and investors of "Police Academy" are from Xiangjiang, so the two are still a bit different.
Overseas, the box office hit 26.1 million US dollars in the first weekend, fully exceeding 120 million Hong Kong dollars!
With such a good result, Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers suddenly became more confident.
What they are most afraid of is the audience from other cities. On the first day, they only went to the theater to watch it because it was fresh, and then they showed their true colors on the second day.
Unexpectedly, the box office is getting higher and higher day by day, and even broke the record of 10 million US dollars in a single day. This is obviously going to the box office of 80 million US dollars!
However, they still underestimated the power of "Police Academy".
Only when Zhao Yazhi asked Yin Jun, Yin Jun said something very flat.
"If the box office in other places does not reach 150 million US dollars, then I have failed too much. In fact, 200 million US dollars is the basic goal I set."
For other people to say this, it will only make people laugh.
Zhao Yazhi listened, but his whole body trembled.
She used to love Yin Jun's kindness and sincerity the most, and now she also added that gentle domineering, that kind of perseverance to climb the world's top, which is enough to make her tremble with excitement even without Yan Hao.
Of the films produced by Xiangjiang, only Li Xiaolong's "Enter the Dragon" has a box office of 230 million US dollars.
This time, it wasn't Yin Jun who acted in person, and it wasn't Yin Jun's best script, but he was able to target 200 million US dollars. How domineering is this?
In fact, the trend of "Police Academy" is exactly as Yin Jun said.
In the second week, Xiangjiang’s box office received another 7.5 million, but the overseas box office did not fall but rose, and the growth rate was even more frightening, reaching 39 million US dollars, an increase of almost 34%!
Under normal circumstances, the first few days of a movie's release should be the time when the box office is the highest.
Countless hero movies in the previous life were all like this.
But there are also some unusual films that defy that convention.
For example, "Thailand" in the previous life, and "Let's Wrestle, Dad".
The same is true of "Police Academy" in this life.
The reason is that countries, especially Europe and the United States, reported that at first they thought it was just an ordinary Xiangjiang movie, nothing special.
But as people watched it and word of mouth continued to spread, they suddenly discovered that this was a movie that suited their appetite and values.
Not to mention that there are Americans, British, Japanese, blacks, and whites here... This will make people not have a strong regional awareness, thereby reducing people's discomfort in watching movies.
The good word-of-mouth and the feeling of not being unfamiliar, it just fermented, and the box office soared all the way, and it received as much as 39 million.
Counting the results of the first weekend, the two-week box office totaled 65.1 million US dollars, which is almost 300 million Hong Kong dollars!
As for the overall share of other cities, Xiangjiang, which produces and distributes, let some profits go out, from the usual 35% to 30%.
But the dividend of 90 million is already amazing!
That is to say, even if Xiangjiang’s 15 million or so box office is not counted, the three major companies have fully recovered their costs based on the two-week share from other cities.
The rest is divided into the box office, and it is all pure profit.
According to such a good momentum, it should be screened for at least six weeks, which shows that "Police Academy" has a chance to make a lot of money!
It's not just "Police Academy". In October, "Senior Brother Xinzha", which Yin Jun released harsh words, also started broadcasting on Saturday, November 1st.
Because of so many discussions and exaggerated atmosphere, "Senior Brother Xinzha" became popular long before it was aired. On the first night, at least one-third of Xiangjiang people stood in front of the TV series. Yin Jun all said how good the TV series "Whoever it is" is really good.
Liang Yingdi's Battle for Fame, one of TVB's top ten super classic TV series in the world, is really not bragging.
The ratings of the first episode directly reached 78%.
Although due to the premiere effect, the second episode dropped to 63%, but the ratings of the third episode rose back to 75%, and since the fourth episode, it has never dropped below 80%.
Until now, Liang Chaowei has become one of the most popular male stars in Xiangjiang from the protagonist of a small TV series.
Although the role of Zhang Weijie is not as chic and unrestrained as Chu Liuxiang, not as righteous as Huo Yuanjia, and not as ambitious as Xu Wenqiang, but he is popular and people like him.
In the former actor Liang's "No one knows Wei Xiaobao, everyone loves Zhang Weijie", the character in the first sentence has not yet come out, but the second one already has a bit of this flavor.
Even walking on the street, the aunts would chat with Zhang Weijie for a long time, causing Liang Yingdi to quickly put on a hat and sunglasses, and became a very important underground worker.
Wireless TVB and ATV can only lament upon seeing this.
Why can't we find such outstanding seedlings?
A talented and good-looking young man like Liang Chaowei was met by Yin Jun, so he must be the next Zhou Runfa!
When Yin Jun heard such a statement, he really laughed.
The later generations of Liang Chaowei and Zhou Runfa have different development trajectories, but they are two generations of superstars. It is not bad at all to say that he is the next Zhou Runfa.
After "The Big Dipper" comes out, you will be able to see the situation of the two great movie stars in the future.
Oh, no, there is a third actor, but under the strong aura of Zhou Runfa and Liang Chaowei, Ren Dahua can only sadly become a villain now.
But there is no doubt that a TV series with intentions and characteristics like "The Big Dipper" will definitely push the popularity of the three protagonists up one step further!
At that time, Yin Jun will have a few more cards in his hand!
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(I was in a bad state during this period, but I went to read the list of books included in this book, and the comments inside are really comforting! Gentlemen, please praise me mercilessly! I can bear it!! ^_^)